पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · September 29, 2008 CE

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BG 5.8 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्।

पश्यन् श्रृणवन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपन् श्वसन्।।5.8।।

"5.8 Though the saint sees, hears, touches, smells, eats, moves, sleeps and breathes, yet he knows the Truth, and he knows that it is not he who acts." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.30°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	158.70°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	182.42°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	177.69°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	259.79°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	191.93°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	140.83°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:02 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:26 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:02 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:57 – 08:27
Yamaganda	09:57 – 11:26
Gulika Kāla	12:56 – 14:26
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:15 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:27 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:57 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:27 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	09:57 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:26 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	12:56 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:26 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:56 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:26 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:56 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:26 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	21:56 – 23:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:26 – 00:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	00:57 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:27 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:57 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°

Longitude: 88.2636°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866273.27
Julian Day	2454738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	358.25°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9751°), declination -2.49°, EoT 10.52 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2008-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)